Saturday was not the nadir of Paul Pogba's season. It was not even in the bottom five. Leicester away, Atalanta away, the catastrophic cameo against Liverpool, Atletico Madrid away and Tottenham at home were all worse.
Bruno Fernandes was worse against Norwich. His already dismal form has nosedived since he received an unnecessary and untimely salary hike and it was Fernandes's carelessness that prompted Manchester United supporters to chant 'you're not fit to wear the shirt'. At least two United matchgoers of 50-odd years had never heard that aired by United followers at United players until Saturday.
Fernandes should have been hooked instead of Jesse Lingard, visibly vexed by his harsh withdrawal. Alex Telles, a player with seemingly no interest in how United fare as long as he gets his quota of games to stay in the Brazil squad, barely perspired on a day so sunny it could have been mistaken for August.
